Springfield daily republic. [volume] (Springfield, O. [Ohio]) 1887-1888, 1887-09-29
GREENE TOWNSHIP.

GHEESoroIIs. Sept. !1.-COme, let the
plug hat brigade of this county give j. b.
Foraker reception at Columbus that will
not be like arctic icebergs. but capture the
city for Foraker. One OF our soldiers
stepped into clothing house and found a
suit that pleased his taste, but his finances
were a little short. The clerk asked him
how much he could pay. He told him his
amount. The clerk then asked: ''Do you
remember Of lending soldier certain
sum-" He answered. Yes: but do not
recognize YOU at present The clerk made
himself known and the Old soldier got his
suit Years had gun. by, but the good act
| had not b.. II forgotten. There is being
made an effort to repaint and paper the
church at Pitchin. The official board
met Friday night and appointed a
committee 10 see to the work
Messrs Harry Rabbits and Chase Stewart
will speak to the people at ilopewell school
house on Tuesday evening. October 4.
Come out and hear something good and in
terestng. Rabbits is one of those jolly
fellows and speaks 20 tine point. Mrs.
Belle Howell. of the Springs. met with an
accident last Thursday near Peacock. Her
horse took fright. started to run and upset
the carriage. throwing her out and bruising
her somewhat and cutting a bad cash near
the eye Of her daughter, and broke wheel,
but was caught before he did any more
damage. We overheard a lady al church
last Sabbath soliciting votes for the prohi-
bitiOnists. When will protesting Christians
cease to drag politics into the church ?.
We met Abel, and he is glad that }. Il.
Patton Is his opponent. for he thinks that
ont of every one hundred votes Patton gets
seventy of them will be republican. Oh,
no. Mr.. Abell we are straight republican.
The quarterly concert at Emory was very
pleasant affair. The school lead with sing
ing. and Mr.. NJ. l.. Sise read Scripture
lesson after which Rev. Burkert, of La
gonda, offered prayer. The secretary read
the quarterly report, which showed that
the enrolment to be IS, and the average
attendance of officers, teachers and schol
ars, SO, showing an attendance >Of two
thirds Of the enrolment which is good fol
the country. Rev. Burkert was first I,
speak. and showed that the time to begin q
, Christian life was in their youthful days
Mr.. Sise followed with the remark that he
was going to make sparks fly with the III
tention 10 hit. The first place he struck
was the long gfaced superintendent ard the
: negligent teacher. who deaden any Sabbath
, school. Rev. Vaughan thought that thi
r was the best time to live. for We have bet
ter facilities for adding to our learning thai
4 fifty years ago. and the world was not get
. ting worse, as some supposed, but tina
= there is one church cOmmuni
cant to every two and two-thrdS persons
and that in the United States alone there I
IL, 200. 900 Sunday school scholars. and a
the present rate of progress. in the mex
, ! twenty-five years there would be NOR
work done and greater achievements 10
. the cause of Christianity than in the pas
fifty years. T. T. Kelley thought 1t a
:; honor to bring in the young and teach thei
the truth as we find it in Gods word. an
: while the missionary taught the heathe
Z children in preference to the adults, we
u the Sunday school workers, should seek
follow their example. After singing ''Jesu
! Came TO Save they separated. saying
u was well to be there. Robert Clark an
u wife, of the city. called ON Mr.. Girls Zeigie
Sunday. I'll. G. johnson moved this Moi
d; day east OF Clifton, and will soon eon
u lnence to build large barn for j. ii
Thomas.